POSITION GUIDE

CAT

No, NOT the acronym CAT. The actual cat position. Receiver on hands and knees, back arched. Yes its named for what cats do when you wake them up. Yes the naming convention here is unhinged.

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Two completely different positions are called CAT. One is the Coital Alignment Technique (forward shift missionary). One is this position (arched doggy variant). They share three letters and absolutely nothing else. We are sorting it out.

What It Actually Is

Receiver in a doggy style position, with the back arched DOWN like a stretching cat. Hips up, chest up, lower back curved.

Bottom partner gets on hands and knees. Then arches the back DOWNWARD, dropping the belly toward the bed while keeping the hips up. Imagine a cat doing the morning stretch. The back is now in a deep curve. Top partner is behind, in standard rear entry position. Penetration happens at a different angle than regular doggy because of the spine curve.

Important note. This is the cat as in cat stretch. NOT the Coital Alignment Technique CAT, which is missionary based. If you got here looking for the missionary one, that page is over here. We are aware of the naming chaos. Were not the chaos creators. Were the chaos cleaners.

Cat vs Doggy: The Difference

REGULAR DOGGY

Spine roughly flat or slight arch

Standard angle

How To Actually Do It

01
Start in regular doggy
Receiver on hands and knees. Top partner behind. Penetration happens. This is your starting point. The cat arch is a transition you make once youve got rhythm.
02
Receiver arches the back DOWN
Drop the belly toward the bed. Lift the chest. Push the hips back and up. Spine curves into a smile shape. This is the cat stretch. Hold it. The position is now in cat mode.
03
Adjust the angle
The spine arch tilts the receivers pelvis. The penetration angle changes. Top partner may need to shift slightly forward or back. The receivers internal anatomy is now hit at a different angle, often more in the front wall direction.
04
Move slow at the new angle
Different angle, different intensity. Slower thrusts at first to test what hits and what doesnt. Receiver communicates. Adjust. The arch can be more or less pronounced depending on what works.
05
Cycle between cat and regular
The receiver can flow between the cat arch and a flatter spine, switching the angle inside the same session. Some receivers describe this as the move that unlocked rear entry orgasms. Worth experimenting with.

Why The Arch Matters

The arch shifts the angle. The angle is the whole game. Same partners. Different result.

Anyone who has tried both versions back to back

Spine position controls pelvic angle. Pelvic angle controls penetration angle. The cat arch is essentially the receiver using their own spine to direct where penetration goes. Its subtle but the difference is real. For receivers whose front wall is more sensitive than the back, cat hits a spot that flat back doggy doesnt.

Quick aside. The reason this position has stayed in the rotation despite the goofy name is that it actually works. Spine direction is one of the most underrated variables in sex. Most couples never explore it. The cat arch is the easiest way to start.

Common Mistakes

Confusing this with CAT (Coital Alignment Technique). Different positions. Different mechanics. Fix: read the other one too. Now you know both.

Holding the deep arch too long. Lower back gets tired. Fix: cycle in and out of the arch. Doesnt have to be a permanent state.

Not adjusting on the giver side. Giver stays in regular doggy posture even after the arch. Angle gets weird. Fix: giver shifts to match the new pelvic line.

Skipping it because the name is silly. The arched back doggy is a real feature. Fix: try it before judging.

The Bottom Line

Cat is doggy with the receivers spine doing the work.

Receiver arches DOWN. Hips up. Belly down. Chest up. Penetration angle changes because pelvic tilt changes. For receivers who want a different angle without changing positions entirely, this is the move. Cycle between cat and flat spine for variety inside one rear entry session.

CAT

What It Actually Is

Cat vs Doggy: The Difference

How To Actually Do It

Why The Arch Matters

Common Mistakes

The Bottom Line

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